Wednesday, 19 March 2014

A Frog He Would A-wooing Go

A frog he would a-wooing go,Heigh ho! says Rowley,A frog he would a-wooing go,Whether his mother would let him or no.With a rowley, powley, gammon and spinach,Heigh ho! says Anthony Rowley.

So starts the old nursery rhyme.
It has a rather sad ending but hopefully the local frogs will live to tell the tale:

At least two pair of mating frogs, lots of spawn and a forlorn looking wallflower(*):

That makes at least five lots of frog spawn in my garden pond so far.

It looks like being a bumper year for spawn.

If you don't know, or have forgotten, the nursery rhyme there is a beautifully illustrated old version on the Gutenberg site HERE. (You may have to dismiss a 'welcome' box and then click on the 'read this book online HTML' choice, unless you want to download a version.)